In a minimum 5-page essay, you will use Gees idea of discourse communities to look at a career of interest to you. You will use Gees concept of discourse communities to:

Explain the most important values, actions, language, and belief systems of your career

o You must also explain WHY these things are valued and how they align or conflict with your own values 

Discuss other discourse communities that it is connected to and how it is connected

o For example, a police officer is connected to several different discoursescriminals, victims, emergency services (and many more)

Explore a controversial issue in your career and how the controversy is connected to different (but related) discourses or sub discourses in the same field

Explain which parts of the discourse you see as needing to be acquired and which parts you see as needing to be learned and why

Finally, end by discussing your own membership in this discourse

o Where do you see yourself in terms of having a full identity kit in this discourse?

You should consider and analyze all of the aspects of an identity kit

o What do you still need to learn and how do you plan to learn it?

o What do you still need to acquire and how do you plan to acquire it?

o What parts of the discourse conflicts with other discourses you belong to?

o What else has stood out to you in learning about this discourse?

Special notes:

INTRODUCTION: In addition to introducing the career, a successful paper will introduce Gees idea of discourse communities and connect it to the career in the first paragraph (or two) of your paper. 

GEE AS A FRAMEWORK: Your paper should extensively use Gees ideas as a way to analyze your career as a discourse. You are expected to quote/paraphrase from Gee often. 

: In order to do this project successfully, you will need to do research about your discourse community. You will need to use at least four outside sources, not including Gee. 

Requirements: 

Four outside sources in addition to Gee

Minimum 5 pages

Either APA or MLA format and citation

See syllabus for due dates

use accounting major

For the most part, our memories serve us well, allowing us to make sense of our past and present world. In fact, and according to Loftus (2003), we are the sum of our memories; what we have thought, what we have been told, and what we believe. Not only are we shaped by our memories, but our memories are shaped by who we are. Loftus argues that we “seem to reinvent our memories, and in doing so, we become the person of our own imagination” (p. 872).

Loftus argues that memories are malleable and subject to distortion and suggestion. She makes the following observations about eyewitness accounts of crimes:

Misinformation can influence people’s memories when they are in a suggestive fashion or when they talk to other people who give their version of events. Misinformation can sway people when they see biased media coverage about some event that they may have experienced themselves. This phenomenon would ultimately be called the misinformation effect (p. 868).

After completing the unit readings on memory processes, how would you explain the misinformation effect? Specifically discuss how the misinformation effect may be important to your professional or academic life. Refer to and integrate ideas presented in your text and any supplemental readings. Cite outside resources if necessary to make your point.

* attaching article to go with this question

400-500 words 

APA format

2-3 sources 

Write a 300-word reaction to the material we discussed in the class.(If you were not in class, please see videos below). how did this information resonate with you? You can also download this handout for reference(*attaching handout)

The exam consists of 15 short answer questions. Some questions ask for a definition of a concept while others ask for application and/or analysis. Please answer each of the following questions in paragraph form with the question numbers labeled and submit the exam.  

Questions

1. How does a football game reflect a symbolic reality? How is this reality communicated and what are some of the symbols?
2. What is socialization? How does this concept relate to the nature/nurture debate?
3. Define rules of denial and give an empirical example of this concept from your own interactions.
4. What is emotion work or management?
5. What is the difference between surface and deep acting?
6. Select one of the articles that address feeling rules. What is the emotion and what is the feeling norm? How is the feeling rule learned?
7. What does it mean to say bodies are disciplined?
8. What are gendered bodily practices and how are these practices learned?
9. How is emotional management a part of gender identity? What role does emotion work play in the maintenance differences and inequalities between men and women? Provide a specific example to support your position.
10. What is an example of culture shaping your own bodily experience? How are cultural meaning inscribed onto the body in your example?
11. Describe the ways in which individuals have control over bodily practices, but are also limited in the freedom of expression. Explain how this paradox connects to the commodification of culture.
12. What is the I and Me? What is the generalized other?
13. What does it mean to say the self is social? What theoretical perspective does this statement represent?
14. Explain the model minority stereotype and describe how this cultural value impacted the identity development of the Cambodian American students.
15. According to Gubrium and Holstein, how do new forms of interaction and community building impact the social construction of the self?

Directions:

This exam covers the course material for the first half of the course. Some questions ask for a definition of a concept while others ask for application and/or analysis.

Please answer the following questions in paragraph form.

1. How does sociology understand social problems? Explain what makes this orientation to social problems unique?
2. Describe the concept of privilege. What are the key features of privilege according to McIntosh and Allen? How does this concept relate to oppression?
3. How was the indigenous body constructed as dirty and what are the impacts on the ongoing problem of sexual violence?
4. What is the difference between wealth and income? Why might wealth be a better measure of someones economic standing than income?
5. What are at least three of the social problems related to poverty? Do assistance programs and policies address poverty as one of the causes of the issue?
6. Describe how focusing on the morals and behaviors of the poor prevents Americans from seeing the social forces that create poverty.
7. How are racial categories socially constructed? How does this process connect to a history of racial inequality?
8. Define the concept of colorblind racism. How does this impact the ideal of racial equality?
9. What were original Jim Crow laws? Explain the meaning of the new Jim Crow laws?
10. Describe one approach/action that addresses the cultural and structural factors to gender inequality. How does this approach attempt to solve a specific social problem?

Essay Question 

1. How is masculinity constructed as violent? What is the role of the media in contributing to this social problem? Why should mass shootings be defined through a gendered framework?

Discussion Question: 

Violence against women is a key concern within feminism today. Below are a variety of different issues, movements, or organizations focused on violence against women. The causes range in scope and goals. Review the information on the web links provided and discuss the following questions. Please explore and discuss at least 2 different links in your original post. Try to make sure each link is addressed within the group by choosing to include one that no one has explored. 

1. How is the problem defined? What are the strategies for social change?
2. What programs or initiatives are related to the topic?
3. Does this organization/group/movement frame their action as feminists? If not, would you consider this a feminist cause?
4. What are the potential controversies and debates around the issue? How might an opponent of the cause/movement/organization frame their position? How might you engage in dialogue with them?

Links:

 

Test ethics cover both the creation and use of tests. For this Discussion, you concentrate on the implications of test misuse. These can relate to test use with diverse groups, licensure issues, adverse impact, or test security, to name a few.

Some important basic ethical principles regarding testing are as follows:

• The construction of tests needs to be done using appropriate psychometric procedures so that the test will provide valid measurement.
• When tests are used, they need to be properly selected. The test should be valid for the purpose used and should not be outdated. The selection should take into account the purpose of the testing and should also take into account the examinees language, culture, and disabilities.
• The test needs to be administered according to proper protocol in order to maintain standardization.
• The test needs to be interpreted and reported fairly, and the report needs to be stored properly. The responsible psychology professional should prevent misinterpretation and should prevent reporting that results in incorrect decisions or that causes the client unnecessary emotional harm. He or she should also protect the clients confidentiality.
• Test givers must maintain the security of test materials. Many tests, such as the Wechsler intelligence tests or the MMPI, have been developed over a period of decades. Public familiarity with these tests would destroy their usefulness. Test publishers generally have standards controlling who can buy and use their tests.
• A test has an adverse impact when it results in substantially different employment decisions (e.g., hiring, promotion, termination) for one group versus another group. This adverse impact is unlawful if there is no justification for it. For instance, some jobs might have tests of physical strength that result in fewer women being hired. The employer would need to demonstrate that physical strength is a legitimate job requirement.

To prepare for this Discussion, think of potential effects of tests not being administered, stored, or interpreted according to ethical principles. Consider the effects on both the individuals being tested and, potentially, the population at large.

With these thoughts in mind:

Post by Day 3 two potential effects of test misuse on individuals being tested and on the population at large. Support your answer with references to the APA Code of Ethics and other relevant standards.

Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the Learning Resources.

Read a selection of your colleagues’ postings.

 

As a scholar-practitioner, it is important to stay abreast of current leadership research and practice. In doing so, you have the opportunity to learn about trends in the field that may benefit you, as a leader, or your client. Like any other field, some trends will be fleeting, and some will persist.

For this Discussion, you will review recent volumes of leadership journals and visit leadership-specific websites to identify trends that you think will persist. You also will consider how such trends will change the practice of leadership.

To Prepare:

• Review the most recent volumes in the journals from the Learning Resources. Also, peruse the websites listed in the Learning Resources.
• Consider recurring themes related to leadership in the journals and on the websites. Based on the themes, identify one current leadership trend that you think will still be relevant in the future.
• Think about how the trend will change the future practice of leadership and the knowledge, skills, and abilities leaders would need to possess if the trend continues in the future.

By Day 3

Describe one current leadership trend you think will still be relevant in the future, and explain why. Then provide two examples of how the trend might change the future practice of leadership. Be specific. Finally, describe knowledge, skills, and abilities that leaders would need to possess if the trend continues in the future.

By Day 5

Find two examples of when communication was used to bridge two socio-cultural groups, and one example of divisive communication. You may use examples from public media (newspaper, radio, TV, etc.), but use at least one personal example. For each example, describe the context, the content, and the result of the communication. Your discussion post should be at least three paragraphs long (300 words).

Post your discussion by Day 3 of the week. Before beginning, carefully review the Writing Center’s guide

Initial Post Checklist: 

• Did you use scholarly resources to support your work?
• Did you discuss each area in the instruction and Grading Rubric?
• Did you use APA?

Respond to at least two of your classmates initial posts throughout the week. Each of your responses should be at least 100 words long. Both your initial post and your responses should refer both to your own experience and to content from readings, media, or websites.

Responses Checklist:

• Did you respond to two or more classmates throughout the week?
• Did you use scholarly resources to support your work?
• Did you discuss each area in the instruction and Grading Rubric?
• Did you use APA?

Point Value: 4 Points

  

Interview a community college counselor. The paper must include the following: Abstract, Introduction (stating what will be discussed in the interview paper), Name and title of person interviewed, Background (work experience and work history), Current Work Environment, Career Services offered, Training, Current Client Population, Counselors Role, Personal Counseling Philosophy, Theory Guiding Counseling Practice, Assessment Services, Day-to-Day Activities at Counselors Job, Professional Development, Rewards within the Field of Career Counseling, Frustrations within the Field of Career Counseling, Strategies for Advocating for Diverse Clients, Strategies Used to Facilitate Career Development, Strategies Used with Special Populations, and References 

MUST BE A MINIMUM OF 10 PAGES!!!!

PLEASE USE THE SAMPLE INTERVIEW PAPER ATTACHED AS AN OUTLINE TO THE PAPER!!!! 100% NO PLAGIARSISM!!!!

The paper must be submitted in Microsoft Word; Times New Roman font; 12 pt. font size; margins 1 on all sides; double-spaced.  The assignment should be written on a graduate level and references used should be cited within the discussion and documented in a reference list using APA styling.